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Titan's south polar vortex in motion

Titan's south polar vortex in motion
Titan's south polar vortex in motion Cassini took 13 snapshots of Titan every 2 hours between 15 December 2012 20:52 UTC and 16 December 2012-12-16 UTC to catch its south polar vortex in motion. The view is looking primarily at the moon's south pole. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Gordan Ugarkovic

Distance ranged from 908 thousand km at the beginning to 1 million km at the end.